The Kano State Government has assured the safety of media practitioners in the state, claiming they are highly protected. The comments are in reaction to the stray bullet incident on a journalist within the premises of the government house. The Governor’s spokesperson, Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, who described the reported incident as one-sided, claimed in […]
Mass wedding: Kano Hisbah to marry off 50 journalists
Kano State Hisbah Board has extended a mass wedding invitation to 50 journalists as part of its plan for the second batch of the program. The Commander General, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa stated this while briefing newsmen on the upcoming mass wedding in the state. He said 50 slots have been allocated for journalists to have […]
Police launch Schools Protection Squad in Kano
The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has launched the Schools Protection Squad, SPS, in Kano State. The 60-man squad was inaugurated by the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Gumel, on Thursday at the police command headquarters in Kano. The squad is to protect schools, learning facilities, students and pupils as well as their teachers from kidnappers and […]
Police arrest, prosecute 3,000 suspects in one year in Kano
MAN raises alarm over KEDCO’s threat to disconnect Kano, Jigawa factories
The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Kano/Jigawa branch has raised the alarm that thousands of jobs are at risk of being lost as factories are facing shutdown in the two states. MAN, in a statement on Wednesday, alleged that the Kano Electricity Distribution Company, KEDCO, has threatened to disconnect factories in the states by Friday, […]
Kano NLC expresses concern over N75bn unremitted contributory pensions
The Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, Kano, has urged Governor Abba Yusuf to help the union retrieve the unremitted contributory pension funds from ministries, parastatals and agencies in the state, amounting to over N75 billion. Speaking during this year’s May Day parade on Wednesday, the State NLC Chairman, Kabiru Inuwa, said the issue of the backlog […]
Customs intercepts 241 empty packages of OTRAVIN nasal drops in Kano
The Nigeria Customs Service, Kano/Jigawa Area Command, in conjunction with other security agencies, has intercepted a passenger with 241 empty packages of OTRAVIN and 80 pieces of OTRAVIN nasal drops. A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Saidu Nuruddeen, described the seizure as “significant”. The command arrested passengers who arrived from Cairo via Ethiopian […]
We won’t be swayed by primordial interests – Kano Judicial Commission of Inquiry
The Kano Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Sales of Government Properties has commenced its inaugural sitting with a promise not be swayed by primordial interests that would lead to them deviating from their purpose. The 12-man Commission of Inquiry, which has Justice Faruk Lawan Adamu, a Kano High Court Judge as Chairman, began it’s sitting […]
Sports Minister to open SWAN Full Council Meeting in Kano
The Minister of Sports, John Eno, is set to declare open the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN, full Council Meeting, scheduled to hold on the 2nd of May 2024 in Kano. Unveiling preparations for the meeting while speaking to the media on Sunday, the Chairman National Mobilization Committee, Abdulgafar Oladimeji, who is also the […]